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Indonesian
Noun
yakis
- baboon
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare iyakis.
Pronunciation
Noun
yakis (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜃᜒᜐ᜔)
- grazing or rubbing of something against a surface (as of a match on the side of a match box)
- Synonyms: pagyayakis, kuskos, kiyakis, pagkiyakis, pagkakiyakis, hilahid, paghilahid, pagkahilahid
- crossing of swords (as in dueling or fencing)
- Synonyms: pagyayakis, pagtatagis, tagis
- honing and sharpening against leather or stone (as of razors or tools)
- Synonyms: pagyayakis, pagtatagis, paglalagis, lagis, paghahasa, hasa
- (by extension) rubbing of one thing against another; friction
- Synonyms: kiskis, pagkiskis, pagkapakiskis, pingki, pagpingki, pagkapingki
Derived terms
Further reading
- “yakis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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